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Ladybird25 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Innocent explanation

"You can understand why your colleague is so upset, but you feel there is probably a quite innocent explanation."

I do not quite understand the meaning of "innocent explanation."

Can I paraphrase the above phrase as "inconsiderable reason"?

Thank you for any help.
  

Top answer

No, "innocent explanation" means that something seen or heard could be mistaken for something very bad, especially out of context.

— Vorpar

  • No, "innocent explanation" means that something seen or heard could be mistaken for something very bad, especially out of context.
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6 Answers
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No, "innocent explanation" means that something seen or heard could be mistaken for something very bad, especially out of context.
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Thank you very much for your help, Vorpar.

If you don’t mind, could you please confirm if I have understood the meaning correctly?

The situation is like this:
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Company A is negotiating with Company B for the use of their sales force to promote a product which they have recently licensed. Through negotiation, Company A discovered that Com
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ladybird25I do not quite understand the meaning of "innocent explanation."
innocent explanation ~ an explanation that does not attribute evil motives to any of the participants in the situation (even though evil motives might easily come to mind).

CJ
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Thank you very much, Calif Jim, for your kind help.
I’m afraid I am still having difficulty...

Is it possible to rephrase the underlined part without using “innocent explanation”?
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Company A is negotiating with Company B for the use of their sales force to promote a product which they have recently licensed. Through negotiation, Co
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Company A is negotiating with Company B for the use of their sales force to promote a product which they have recently licensed. Through negotiation, Company A discovered that Company B had exaggerated the qualifications of their sales force.

Mr. X of Company A is angry about this. Mr. Y, also from Company A, understands why Mr. X is so upset, but Mr. Y feels there is probably a very l
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Thank you very much, Calif Jim, for your help again.

Now everything is very clear.
Thank you so much!!

ladybird
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